In 1906, Suyeichi Okamura opened Benkyodo Company - one of the original businesses in Japantown - on San Francisco&#039;s Geary Boulevard. When the family was interned during World War II, Benkyodo Company was forced to close temporarily.

After the war ended, the shop reopened, and in 1951 Suyeichi&#039;s son, Hirofumi, took over. In 1959, the shop moved to its present-day location at Sutter and Buchanan Street. In 1990, Hirofumi passed the shop to his sons, Ricky and Bobby. Continuing a family legacy, the two brothers still own and operate the business, bringing the sweet confections

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